Rocking-Chair Religion
Martha Meister Kiely
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"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him." Psalm 37:7
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The old rocking chair is being temporarily stored in the attic to make room for the streamlined vibrating chair designed to shake off tension and worry. If our troubles were only skin-deep, this contraption might offer promise; but inner tensions of our spirits are too deep to be rubbed off by a machine. Relaxation is brought about by resting in God with perfect confidence and faith in his ability to keep what we commit to him.
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A reporter sent to interview a women celebrating her one hundredth birthday uncovered a brand of relaxation which could well be mimicked by tense, overwrought Christians. When asked how she accounted for her long life, she continued rocking in her chair and smilingly confided, "I just sit loose, and when I worries I go to sleep."
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Si Mack, executive director of films and broadcasting for the National Council of Churches, survives the ferment of a hectic schedule because, as he puts it, "I figure that God takes my job at night and gives it back to me the next morning."
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Today relax from the inside out.
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Read and Memorize: Proverbs 3:5-6
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Pray: O Lord, forgive me that I too often s
it on the edge of m chair and am filled with concern and apprehension. Teach me to lean back on thine everlasting arms and rest in thee. Amen.
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Devotions for Women at Home, Martha Meister Kiely, page 21 Abingdon Press Nashville, TN ISBN #0-687-10679-6
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